The number of executions worldwide has dropped by almost one-third, Amnesty International said in its latest review of the death penalty.
At least 690 people were executed globally in 20 countries in 2018, compared to 993 in the previous year,...
One in every five adults in the United States can’t afford to pay bills due at the end of the month, according to a 2018 report by Federal Reserve System. The report also found that 40 percent of Americans...
VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI, acknowledging his role in helping the Catholic Church come to terms with the clerical sexual abuse crisis beginning in the 1980s, wrote an article outlining his thoughts about what must be done...
Sister Mary Ellen Merrick, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died April 7 at Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi, Mich. She was 71 and taught in the Diocese of Wilmington in the 1980s.
Sister...
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Cycle C
1) Is 50:4-7
Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24
2) Phil 2:6-11
Gospel: Lk 22:14 - 23:56
Absolute trust in God
The Gospel shows us Jesus in prayer the night before his death. "Father, if you are willing, take this...
Quotes of the Day:
“The world’s thy ship and not thy home.” — St. Therese of Lisieux
“Death is no more than falling blindly into the arms of God.”
— St. Maria Maravillas de Jesus
"No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this...
MILLTOWN — St. Mark's boys volleyball team swept its home match against Brandywine, 3-0, on April 10. Set scores were 25-16, 25-19 and 25-16,
The Spartans were led by William Sonchen with eight kills, seven aces and four digs. Nathaniel...
MILLTOWN — Maddie Schepers continued a blazing-hot start to her high school soccer career, scoring three times as St. Mark's defeated Catholic rival St. Elizabeth, 4-0, on April 10. The Spartans have won four times, and the freshman has...
MANOPPELLO, Italy -- At the Shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello, visitors see a transparent cloth encased between two glass panes within an ornate silver frame above the sanctuary's altar.
Once light is shined on the cloth of byssus...
By the mysterious Dashing Dialog Diner
Rating: Four out of four fins
A delicious meal was had by all who attended the Holy Cross Fish Fry in Dover on Friday, April 5.
For $12, there was a nice selection of dishes. The...